He faces seven charges in the first of several criminal proceedings he is due to face over suspected money laundering of .5 billion from state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad, also known as 1MDB.
He fled to the United States in 2011 and later to several other countries.
He noted this year marks the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx's birth and the 170th anniversary of the publication of The Communist Manifesto.
He is deeply concerned about a bill introduced by Republican senators Tom Cotton and Marsha Blackburn in May, which would prohibit Chinese nationals from receiving visas to the US for graduate or post-graduate studies in STEM fields.
He hopes events such as the China in Context festival will help break down barriers in communication and generate interest in Chinese books.
He has developed his own management ideology, Rendanheyi, which he explained to the audience as "two connections".
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He called on all sides to foster new sources of growth, adding that he believes promoting innovation and addressing development are part of the answer.
He is a holy man aged 36. And he writes poetry that touches laymen's hearts through his ability to combine the holy and the secular.
He built his culinary career across China, starting at the Sichuan Higher Institute of Cuisine in Chengdu, before moving on to training at the Sichuan Hotel and Huayuan Hotel, followed by six years as head chef at Hong Yun restaurant.
He invested 300,000 yuan (,800) to buy the small venue, which has now grown into a very busy club. His personal training class, priced 800 yuan per hour, is always fully booked, he said.